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Arctic and Northern Policy Framework: Inuit Nunangat Arctic and Northern Policy Framework: Inuit Nunangat www.itk.ca About Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) is the national representative organization for the 65,000 Inuit in Canada, the majority of whom live in Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland encompassing 51 communities across the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (Northwest Territories), Nunavut, Nunavik (Northern Québec), and Nunatsiavut (Northern Labrador). Inuit Nunangat makes up nearly one third of Canada’s landmass and 50 percent of its coastline. ITK represents the rights and interests of Inuit at the national level through a democratic governance structure that represents all Inuit regions. ITK advocates for policies, programs, and services to address the social, cultural, political, and environmental issues facing our people. ITK’s Board of Directors are as follows: Chair and CEO, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation • President, Makivik Corporation • President, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated • President, Nunatsiavut Government • In addition to voting members, the following non-voting Permanent Participant Representatives also sit on the Board: President, Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada • President, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada • President, National Inuit Youth Council • Vision Canadian Inuit are prospering through unity and self-determination Mission Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami is the national voice for protecting and advancing the rights and interests of Inuit in Canada Copyright © Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, 2019 Issued in electronic format (available in English, Inuktut, and French) Introduction Inuit Nunangat is the Inuit homeland in Canada, encompassing 51 communities in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Nunavut, Nunavik (Northern Quebec), and Nunatsiavut (Northern Labrador). Inuit Nunangat forms nearly one third of Canada’s landmass and half of its coastline. Large portions are co-managed by Inuit and federal, provincial and territorial governments through land and resource management regimes established by five comprehensive Inuit- Crown land claims agreements (Inuvialuit Final Agreement; Nunavut Agreement; James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement; Nunavik Inuit Land Claim Agreement; and Labrador Inuit Land Claim Agreement). Inuit Nunangat includes land, inland waters, Arctic and offshore areas, and ice-covered lands and waters, as well as associated airspace. Canada’s claim to sovereignty and leadership in the Arctic is founded in its partnership with Inuit. As stated in the 2009 Circumpolar Inuit Declaration on Sovereignty in the Arctic: The inextricable linkages between issues of sovereignty and sovereign rights in the Arctic and Inuit self-determination and other rights require states to accept the presence and role of Inuit as partners in the conduct of international relations in the Arctic... The foundation, projection and enjoyment of Arctic sovereignty and sovereign rights all require healthy and sustainable communities in the Arctic. I Inuit Nunangat Inuit Nunangat comprises nearly one third of Canada’s landmass and 50% of its coast - line, as well as an extensive offshore area. There are 65,000 Inuit in Canada, the majority of whom live in Inuit Nunangat. ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ Inuit are a young demographic, with 33% of Inuvialuit Inuit under the age of 14. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ Nuna vut ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦ Nunatsiavut ᓄᓇᕕᒃ Nunavik www.itk.ca 1 The majority of the region’s population are Inuit. Through the land claims agreements, Inuit own or co-manage most of the land and waters in Inuit Nunangat and have developed a variety of governance arrangements, ranging from shared jurisdiction between Inuit and public governments to self-government. These governance arrange- ments continue to evolve, based on the inherent right of Inuit to self-determination. Inuit are a circumpolar Indigenous People: one people connected by culture and language, but divided by four countries. Inuit Nunaat, the circumpolar Inuit homeland, encompasses Chukotka (Russian Federation), northern Alaska and Canada, and Greenland. Canada’s global standing and ability to safeguard its sovereignty in the Arctic is contingent on full implementation of constructive arrangements with Inuit, as well as the strength and well-being of Inuit society. Increasing the prosperity and well-being of Canadian Arctic communities would benefit not only Canada but the international perception of Canada as a whole. Current Realities in Inuit Nunangat Inuit Nunangat is the least developed geographic region in Canada. Inuit experience extreme inequality compared to other Canadians, and to other Canadians in Inuit Nunangat. Addressing social and economic inequity, both between Inuit Nunangat and within Inuit Nunangat itself, is a necessary pre-condition to the development of a healthy, resilient and secure Canadian Arctic. Economic prosperity, national security and public safety all depend on healthy communities and inclusive economies and systems of governance. In addition, 33% of Inuit are under the age of 14, meaning policy interventions which target health, education and social development will have a disproportionately beneficial impact in Inuit Nunangat compared to other regions within Canada. As a result, Canadian policy should commit to ambitious investments throughout Inuit Nunangat, conceived and evaluated with the goal of eliminating social and economic inequities. These inequities create a responsibility for the government of Canada because they represent a clear, measurable baseline which Inuit, the federal government and other partners can track and assess over time to measure progress on outcomes. They provide the focus for designing interventions that create social and economic equity. Canada’s Arctic and Northern Policy Framework (ANPF) should align federal fiscal, program, policy and legal interventions to address these identified inequities. In order to properly track the progress of the ANPF, in terms of the success of government policy to address the social and economic inequities in Inuit Nunangat, the government of Canada should work with Inuit, provinces and ter-ritories on a data strategy for key indicators of social and economic well-being and life cycle infrastructure inven-tories. The federal government should then use indicators and data to direct investments on the basis of the need and avoid exacerbating the inequalities which already exist in Inuit Nunangat and in Canada. 2 Arctic and Northern Policy Framework: Inuit Nunangat Social and Economic Inequity in Inuit Nunangat Many Inuit face social and economic inequities that impact our health and wellbeing Inuit Nunangat All Canadians 52% of Inuit in Inuit Nunangat 9% of all Canadians live in live in crowded homes*1 crowded homes*1 34% of Inuit aged 25 to 64 in 86% of all Canadians aged 25 to Inuit Nunangat have earned a high 64 have earned a high school diploma1 school diploma1 70% of Inuit households 8% of all households in Nunavut are food insecure 2 in Canada are food insecure 3 $23,485 The median $92,011 The median before before tax individual income for Inuit tax individual income for non-Indigenous in Inuit Nunangat 1 people in Inuit Nunangat 1 30 The number of physicians per 119The number of physicians 100,000 population in Nunavut 4 per 100,000 population in Urban Health Authorities 4 47.5% of Inuit in Inuit 60.2% of all Canadians Nunangat are employed1 are employed1 72.4 years 82.9 years The projected life expectancy The projected life expectancy for for Inuit in Canada† 5 non-Indigenous people in Canada5 12.3 The infant mortality rate 4.4 The non-indigenous infant 6 IMR 6 per 1,000 for Inuit infants in Canada. mortality rate per 1,000 for Canada. * Should not be compared with crowding data for previous years. Based on the suitability definition (whether the dwelling has enough bedrooms for the size and composition of the household). The previous figure was based on the number of persons per room definition. † Should not be compared with previous life expectancy data. The figure is a national 2017 projection of life expectancy for Inuit. Previous figures were for 2004-2008 for all residents of Inuit Nunangat, including non-Inuit. 1 Statistics Canada, 2016 Census. (crowded homes: 98-400-X2016163; high school diploma 98-400-X2016265; income: unpublished custom table provided to ITK; employment: 98-400-X2016266) 2 Grace M. Egeland, Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008: Nunavut (Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC: Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment, May 2010), 12. 3 Shirin Roshanafshar and Emma Hawkins. Health at a Glance: Food Insecurity in Canada (Ottawa, ON: Statistics Canada, March 25, 2015). 4 Canadian Institute for Health Information, Supply, Distribution and Migration of Physicians in Canada, 2014 (Ottawa, ON: Canadian Institute for Health Information, September 2015). 5 Custom table based on Statistics Canada’s Projections of the Aboriginal Population and Households in Canada, 2011 to 2036. 6 Sheppard et al 2017. “Birth outcomes among First Nations, Inuit and Metis populations.” Health Reports Vol. 28. No. 11 www.itk.ca 3 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its accompanying 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) should be considered as a framework for new investments in Inuit- identified priorities, and based on acceptance of Inuit Nunangat as a policy, geographic and social space. Based on identified Inuit needs, one need only look at the first six 2030 Sustainable Development Goals to identify the most pressing needs for Inuit in Canada: poverty, hunger, infrastructure,
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